UBUNTU-CVE-2020-13776

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CVE-2020-13776
Published: 03 Jun 2020, 03:15
Last modified:22 Apr 2026, 12:28

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
27/100
CVSS Score
6.7 MEDIUM
3.1 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

03 Jun 2020, 03:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
22 Apr 2026, 12:28
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

systemd through v245 mishandles numerical usernames such as ones composed of decimal digits or 0x followed by hex digits, as demonstrated by use of root privileges when privileges of the 0x0 user account were intended. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-1000082.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 6.7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•systemd

    all

References (2)